Mostellaria

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λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Mostellārĭa: ae, f. mostellum,
dim. from monstrum,
I The Ghost, the name of a comedy of Plautus, also called Phasma (φάσμα>, ghost).